Throughout the world, Handan (Handan 
, 菡萏 , هاندان 
) is a common female first name. The given name Handan is characteristic of Turkey, where it is quite a common female name, Germany, where it is a rare girly name, and Belgium. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Turkey, Germany, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Handan is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Handan | Turkey, Germany, China, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nigeria |
| 菡萏 | China |
| هاندان | Iraq |
| Хандан | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
Handan is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Handan Gürkan , character in Parmaklıklar Ardında.
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handan sultan Consort of Mehmed III, mother and Valide Sultan of Ahmed I, TR (b. 1565) |
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| handan adalı Turkish actress and assistant director, TR (b. 1922) |
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handan acar yıldız Turkish writer, TR (b. 1979) |
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handan i̇nci elçi Turkish writer, TR |
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| handan kara Turkish singer, TR (b. 1939) |
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handan kurğa Turkish female footballer, TR (b. 1993) |
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| handan i̇pekçi Turkish film director, TR (b. 1956) |
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| handan can DE (b. 1968) |
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| handan yildirim researcher |
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| handan wand researcher |
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| handan yarkan tuğsal researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-0633-790X) |
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| handan haydaroğlu şahin researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-3467-8819) |
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| handan gunduz-bruce researcher |
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| handan ankarali researcher |
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